Recent content by Selkie

Are you going to believe second and third hand stories and myths, or someone who has lived that life and has firsthand knowledge of what I'm talking about. I'm through with you muttonheads...

Wrong sources That's your trouble, you believe people like CNN - :rofl:

If it were me, I would use Greet yogurt.

Is your mother's second language English and first language Cajun? Was your grandmother the official Cajun interpreter at the largest hospital in New Orleans? Do you have a branch of your family who, even though they were born in the Louisiana Bayou, never learned to speak English and still hold...

Cajun and Creole are two different cultures - Not the same basis for Culinary dishes. Cajun is primarily based on French/Spanish roots. French via Nova Scotia (Acadia) and Spanish (European) explorers/entrepreneurs. Creole is has its Caribbean black African roots using New World (Caribbean...

Miso soup, lightly sauteed shrimp, steamed carrots and broccoli.

I don't care what Anson Mills has to say. I challenge anyone to go to any restaurant in North America that has grits on their menu, or go to any market and ask the manager to show you where the grits are. I dare say that 99.9% will refer to hominy grits. What >1% call grits vs what 99%+ say they...

Grits is ground hominy (corn treated with lye) and is NOT the same thing as cornmeal! That would be like saying milk and butter are the same thing - not true. Grits undergoes a basic chemical treatment and transformation.

THAT'S the way to grow and eat mushrooms!!!!! Great going, Larry!!! Wonderful!

Like you, I am in the process of transitioning to something like a Paleo diet, though not strictly. I'm not a fanatic about it. I have eliminated most processed foods, although I still like my bread (homemade sourdough) and dairy (homemade butter, Greek yogurt and now Kefir.) If it were me, I...

I shopped for my measuring spoon set (Cuisipro Stainless Steel Measuring Spoon Set - $17.99) by comparing all the features of the others, just as I do with all of my purchases. OXO Good Grips 7-Piece Plastic Measuring Spoons is only $4.99.

Polenta and cooked cornmeal are the same thing. Grits are a different creature and are not interchangable with cornmeal.

Rinse under running water while using a mushroom (soft) brush. Water absorption is nil!

Kayelle - cut it with a fork!!

Fried beef liver, butter sauteed onions, liver-fond gravy and mashed potatoes.